Florida Keys Travel Guide

There are spectacular sunrises and sunsets in Florida and the skies can be breathtakingly beautiful during the day. And, if that's not enough, the sky also offers plenty of treats after the sun goes down. The nighttime heavenly show will be featured at the 28th Annual Winter Star Party, an event...

Unless something really goes crazy, it won't be a white Christmas in Florida, but the Sunshine State still offers unique opportunities to celebrate the holidays in a tropical way. In the Florida Keys and Key West, the latter only about 90 miles north of Cuba, you can trade in jackets for cabana...

Suddenly, I have a hankering to hoist a beer at Capt. Tony's, on that barstool with Bob Dylan's name painted on it, looking out the door at the free-spirited lifestyle of Key West. Yeah, the scene on Duval Street isn't the anarchistic scene that it was in the days when Jimmy Buffett arrived here...

ISLAMORADA, Fla. — During a chase scene in "Fool's Gold," Kate Hudson asked Matthew McConaughey how he knew what to do to fly the getaway seaplane. McConaughey replied: "PlayStation." One of the bright yellow Cessna seaplanes used in that Hollywood adventure comedy — "the one that didn't crash,"...

In the years since Sept. 11, 2001, the connection between travel and the events of that day mostly surfaces in long lines to remove shoes at airport security checkpoints. Yet this year, on the 10th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks, the heroes and victims of Sept. 11 will be remembered...

Whether by sea or by air, there are plenty of natural diversions in coming months in the Florida Keys. Let's start in the water, where an underwater art exhibit has debuted on a former Air Force missile-tracking ship sunk as an artificial reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary seven...

It's summer now, but that season is pretty much endless in the Florida Keys, where the weather — and the mindset — is tropical year-round. From pirates to powerboats, here are the highlights of fall's events in the Keys and the Conch Republic. Visit fla-keys.com/calendarofevents for the full list....

I think I just had a glimpse of my new backup plan. There it was, right next to the shimmering Gulf of Mexico, in front of a gorgeous sunset at Mallory Square in Key West. And it was juggling for tips. Specifically, I was watching street performer and Key West native Reid Fierheller-Conklin, who,...

Time somehow moves more slowly in Key West. It all starts with the final approach. Heading south from the congested traffic and urban sprawl of Miami, the speed limit is a leisurely 45 mph on U.S. Highway 1 from Florida City, where mainland Florida ends, into the Conch Republic. At that rate, the...